Global Patent Index - EP 0073137 B1

EP 0073137 B1 19871028 - PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE FILLING POWER OF TOBACCO LAMINA FILLER

Title (en)

PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE FILLING POWER OF TOBACCO LAMINA FILLER

Publication

EP 0073137 B1 19871028 (EN)

Application

EP 82304362 A 19820818

Priority

US 29481481 A 19810820

Abstract (en)

[origin: ES8306009A1] A process is disclosed for increasing the filling power of tobacco lamina filler without the use of exogenous impregnants by contacting the filler with a heat transfer medium such that heat is transferred rapidly and substantially uniformly from the medium to the filler for a total contact time sufficient to stiffen and expand the filler. The filler has an OV value, immediately before treatment, within the range of from about 8% to about 30% and, most preferably, within the range of from about 10% to about 14%. The filler, immediately before treatment, is preferably at ambient temperature and it is preferred that the entire process be conducted at atmospheric pressure.

IPC 1-7

A24B 3/18

IPC 8 full level

A24B 3/04 (2006.01); A24B 3/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 3/182 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0073137 A1 19830302; EP 0073137 B1 19871028; EP 0073137 B2 19930310; AU 549092 B2 19860116; AU 8742982 A 19830224; BG 37834 A3 19850815; BR 8204872 A 19830802; CA 1158517 A 19831213; DE 3277517 D1 19871203; EG 15624 A 19860630; ES 515113 A0 19830501; ES 8306009 A1 19830501; FI 69551 B 19851129; FI 69551 C 19860310; FI 822888 A0 19820819; FI 822888 L 19830221; GR 76263 B 19840804; IN 157197 B 19860208; JP S5843777 A 19830314; JP S6028267 B2 19850703; MX 157572 A 19881202; NZ 201647 A 19850816; PH 19679 A 19860613; PT 75443 A 19820901; PT 75443 B 19840820; SU 1384185 A3 19880323; US 4414987 A 19831115; YU 179182 A 19850430; YU 42789 B 19881231; ZA 826044 B 19830727

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 82304362 A 19820818; AU 8742982 A 19820819; BG 5777782 A 19820819; BR 8204872 A 19820819; CA 393231 A 19811224; DE 3277517 T 19820818; EG 50482 A 19820818; ES 515113 A 19820819; FI 822888 A 19820819; GR 820169065 A 19820819; IN 972CA1982 A 19820820; JP 14395582 A 19820819; MX 19405982 A 19820819; NZ 20164782 A 19820819; PH 27743 A 19820819; PT 7544382 A 19820819; SU 3479655 A 19820819; US 29481481 A 19810820; YU 179182 A 19820818; ZA 826044 A 19820819